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  • Flight Lieutenant Capel Francis Goodson Adye

    Flight Lieutenant Capel Francis Goodson Adye

    Capel Francis Goodson Adye first joined the RAF, as a probationary Pilot Officer, on a Short Service Commission on 11 October 1929...
  • Flight Lieutenant Clifford George Pennock

    Flight Lieutenant Clifford George Pennock

    On 25th March 1944, 403 squadron RCAF, lost their fourth pilot of the month when F/Lt. Clifford George Pennock blacked out in a climbing turn after pulling out of a dive during a practice bombing run over Kenley airfield.
  • Flight Lieutenant Harry Thomas James Anderson

    Flight Lieutenant Harry Thomas James Anderson

    Harry Thomas James Anderson had arrived in Britain as a young boy with his family in May 1920. He had been born on 19 September 1911 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba; the son of Harry and Kate (nee Dales) Anderson.
  • Flight Lieutenant Herbert John Southwood

    Flight Lieutenant Herbert John Southwood

    On Sunday 24th October, 1943, the 403 squadron, RCAF, Operations Record Book records the loss of F/L Herbert John Southwood, who went missing in the vicinity of Doullens, France.
  • Flight Lieutenant Lyn Bertram Madden

    Flight Lieutenant Lyn Bertram Madden

    Flight Lieutenant Lyn Bertram Madden had only joined 403 squadron on the 4th May, and was on his first sortie flying Spitfire Mk.IX, (BS246), when he was shot down on 15th May 1943.
  • Flight Lieutenant Orlan Roderick Brown

    Flight Lieutenant Orlan Roderick Brown

    On 16th February 1943, an afternoon fighter sweep turned into a disaster for Kenley's Canadian wing.
  • Flight Lieutenant Patrick Terrance O'Leary

    Flight Lieutenant Patrick Terrance O'Leary

    On 27th February 1943, Flight Lieutenant Patrick Terrance O'Leary, of 403 squadron, Kenley, was shot down by FW190's during a fierce dogfight, on an operation to escort bombers attacking an armed ship in the Dunkirk area.
  • Flight Lieutenant Stanley Wilbur Matthews

    Flight Lieutenant Stanley Wilbur Matthews

    Stanley Wilbur Matthews was born on 29th November 1918 in Winnipeg, Canada. He was the son of William Herbert Matthews, a supervisor at T. Eaton’s department store, and Ethel Rose Johnson.
  • Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Leonard Joseph Burke

    Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Leonard Joseph Burke

    Leonard was born at Alma, on Prince Edward Island, Canada, in 1918. He joined the RCAF in August 1940, and was posted overseas to England in May 1941.
  • Flight Sergeant (Pilot) William George Uttley

    Flight Sergeant (Pilot) William George Uttley

    George was born 16th January, 1922, in Yorkshire. His Father, Gibson Uttley, a Yorkshireman, was working as a Special Investigator for the Department of Pensions and National Health, in Toronto, when George enlisted in May 1941. His Mother, Ethel Smith, was from Leicestershire.
  • Flight Sergeant Bruce Herbert Nickel

    Flight Sergeant Bruce Herbert Nickel

    Bruce Herbert Nickel was born 30th June, 1921, in Stratford, Ontario, Canada.
  • Flight Sergeant Charles Williston McKim

    Flight Sergeant Charles Williston McKim

    "Mac" was 21 years old, the son of Robert Taylor McKim, a clergyman, and Mary Annetta Renfrew Gilchrist, of Westfield, New Brunswick. 
  • Flight Sergeant Douglas Stewart 'Curly' Hill

    Flight Sergeant Douglas Stewart 'Curly' Hill

    'Curly' Hill had taken part in a dozen operational sorties when he lost his life on 29th November landing after a Squadron Formation practice.
  • Flight Sergeant Harold Mark Batters

    Flight Sergeant Harold Mark Batters

    Harold Mark 'Hank' Batters, was born 2nd September, 1918, at Portage-la-Prairie, Manitoba, Canada.
  • Flight Sergeant Joseph Louis Osias Primeau

    Flight Sergeant Joseph Louis Osias Primeau

    Joseph Louis Osias Primeau was born 12th May, 1920, in Sturgeon Falls, Ontario, Canada. During his Initial training for the RCAF, it was noted that he was: "One of a large family who has had to work hard for what he got."
  • Flight Sergeant Richard Byrne Honeycombe

    Flight Sergeant Richard Byrne Honeycombe

    Richard Byrne Honeycombe was born 5th February, 1922, in Toronto, Ontario.
  • Flying Officer Alec Albert Gray Trueman

    Flying Officer Alec Albert Gray Trueman

    Alec was Canadian. He was shot down and killed on 4th September 1940, his Hurricane crashing in Tudor Close, Banstead. Alec was buried in St. Luke's, Whyteleafe.
  • Flying Officer Charles Gordon Cumming

    Flying Officer Charles Gordon Cumming

    On 13th March 1943, Kenley's 403 squadron had a bad day escorting sixty Flying Fortresses on a bombing raid to the marshalling yards at Amiens..
  • Flying Officer Douglas Russell Manley

    Flying Officer Douglas Russell Manley

    Flying Officer Douglas Russell Manley was born 27th September 1922, in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada. He was working as a gas station attendant in his hometown when he enlisted in the RCAF.
  • Flying Officer Harold Andrew Westhaver

    Flying Officer Harold Andrew Westhaver

    On 15th February 1943, Flying Officer Harold Andrew Westhaver and Pilot Officer William Lane, of 403 Squadron RCAF, took off from Kenley to look for targets of opportunity on the ground in France.
  • Flying Officer Jack Dudley Edwards

    Flying Officer Jack Dudley Edwards

    On 25th February 1943, Flying Officer Jack Dudley Edwards, of 403 squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, was killed in a flying accident over the Canterbury area.
  • Flying Officer James Emmett McNamara

    Flying Officer James Emmett McNamara

    JAMES EMMETT MCNAMARA of Northcliffe Avenue, Montreal, was the son of Michael John McNamara, a railway employee, and Lucy Mary McNamara (nee. Francoeur).
  • Flying Officer James Hamilton Ballantyne DFM

    Flying Officer James Hamilton Ballantyne DFM

    On 8th March 1943, eight of Kenley's Spitfires from 403 squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, set off in the afternoon from Friston looking for 'targets of opportunity' across the Channel..
  • Flying Officer John Charles Elliott

    Flying Officer John Charles Elliott

    John Charles Elliott was born in Clinton, Ontario in January 1921. He was the son of Gabriel Milford Elliott and Mary Elliott (nee Glen) and had a sister Margaret.
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